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We were the international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (JCASA); and were dedicated to ending sexual violence in Jewish communities globally. We did our best to operate as the make a wish foundation for Jewish survivors of sex crimes. In the past we offered a clearinghouse of information, resources, support and advocacy.

Five cases of child molestation were brought before judges in Beersheba and Tel Aviv on Friday, including one in which a teenage girl was raped by her uncle.

Beersheba judge ordered a 62-year-old man released on bond after police accused him of raping his niece, 16. Magistrates' Court Judge Yosef Eliaz also ordered the release on bond of the girl's brother, 25, who is suspected of severely beating her two years ago.

Eliaz said the men, members of a Beduin family, should remain in custody until Monday to allow police to consult with the state prosecutor on appealing the release.

The girl reported the incidents to a social worker who brought her on Tuesday to the Arad police. She said her uncle had raped her one night two years ago and had since beaten her for refusing to join him where he works as a watchman. She also said her brother would take her to his hut, cut her clothes off with a knife and beat her all over her body.

A police representative told Eliaz that the girl was afraid to report the incidents, because it could lead to her being killed by family members.

Her uncle denied the allegations, saying: "I ask her to bring things and do not hit her, because she is like a daughter." The brother said he had already been tried for beating her.

Eliaz set the bail for both at NIS 1,500 and bond for the uncle at NIS 30,000, for the brother at NIS 20,000. Police asked that the girl's relatives be held to allow investigators to conclude their probe.

In Beersheba District Court on Friday, a man, 21, was charged with raping a five-year-old girl whose mother had asked him to bring her home to a Beersheba absorption center from kindergarten on March 4. The man allegedly first brought the girl to his room in the center and raped her. The prosecutor asked that he be held until the end of his trial.

In Tel Aviv District Court, three men were charged Friday with sexually molesting children. One man, 55, was charged with molesting a nine-year-old girl several times during January and February.

A Herzliya man, 60, was charged with sexually abusing a neighborhood boy, 11, after inviting him to try his exercise bicycle in the basement.

A second Herzliya man, 46, was alleged to have molested a 10-year-old neighborhood girl several times from 1989 through 1991 in his car, covering the windows with sun shields to hide from passers-by or parking in an underground garage. He also allegedly took the girl to a public park, waiting until other children left to abuse her.

The prosecutors told the Tel Aviv court that minors who are sexually molested suffer severe emotional damage and warned that such attacks had become commonplace, because the victims have no way of defending themselves.

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Five cases of child molestation were brought before judges in Beersheba and Tel Aviv on Friday, including one in which a teenage girl was raped by her uncle.

Beersheba judge ordered a 62-year-old man released on bond after police accused him of raping his niece, 16. Magistrates' Court Judge Yosef Eliaz also ordered the release on bond of the girl's brother, 25, who is suspected of severely beating her two years ago.

Eliaz said the men, members of a Beduin family, should remain in custody until Monday to allow police to consult with the state prosecutor on appealing the release.

The girl reported the incidents to a social worker who brought her on Tuesday to the Arad police. She said her uncle had raped her one night two years ago and had since beaten her for refusing to join him where he works as a watchman. She also said her brother would take her to his hut, cut her clothes off with a knife and beat her all over her body.

A police representative told Eliaz that the girl was afraid to report the incidents, because it could lead to her being killed by family members.

Her uncle denied the allegations, saying: "I ask her to bring things and do not hit her, because she is like a daughter." The brother said he had already been tried for beating her.

Eliaz set the bail for both at NIS 1,500 and bond for the uncle at NIS 30,000, for the brother at NIS 20,000. Police asked that the girl's relatives be held to allow investigators to conclude their probe.

In Beersheba District Court on Friday, a man, 21, was charged with raping a five-year-old girl whose mother had asked him to bring her home to a Beersheba absorption center from kindergarten on March 4. The man allegedly first brought the girl to his room in the center and raped her. The prosecutor asked that he be held until the end of his trial.

In Tel Aviv District Court, three men were charged Friday with sexually molesting children. One man, 55, was charged with molesting a nine-year-old girl several times during January and February.

A Herzliya man, 60, was charged with sexually abusing a neighborhood boy, 11, after inviting him to try his exercise bicycle in the basement.

A second Herzliya man, 46, was alleged to have molested a 10-year-old neighborhood girl several times from 1989 through 1991 in his car, covering the windows with sun shields to hide from passers-by or parking in an underground garage. He also allegedly took the girl to a public park, waiting until other children left to abuse her.

The prosecutors told the Tel Aviv court that minors who are sexually molested suffer severe emotional damage and warned that such attacks had become commonplace, because the victims have no way of defending themselves.

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Charged with molested a 10-year-old neighborhood girl several times from 1989 through 1991 in his car. Also allegedly took the girl to a public park, waiting until other children left to abuse her._______________________________________________________________________________

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Five cases of child molestation were brought before judges in Beersheba and Tel Aviv on Friday, including one in which a teenage girl was raped by her uncle.

Beersheba judge ordered a 62-year-old man released on bond after police accused him of raping his niece, 16. Magistrates' Court Judge Yosef Eliaz also ordered the release on bond of the girl's brother, 25, who is suspected of severely beating her two years ago.

Eliaz said the men, members of a Beduin family, should remain in custody until Monday to allow police to consult with the state prosecutor on appealing the release.

The girl reported the incidents to a social worker who brought her on Tuesday to the Arad police. She said her uncle had raped her one night two years ago and had since beaten her for refusing to join him where he works as a watchman. She also said her brother would take her to his hut, cut her clothes off with a knife and beat her all over her body.

A police representative told Eliaz that the girl was afraid to report the incidents, because it could lead to her being killed by family members.

Her uncle denied the allegations, saying: "I ask her to bring things and do not hit her, because she is like a daughter." The brother said he had already been tried for beating her.

Eliaz set the bail for both at NIS 1,500 and bond for the uncle at NIS 30,000, for the brother at NIS 20,000. Police asked that the girl's relatives be held to allow investigators to conclude their probe.

In Beersheba District Court on Friday, a man, 21, was charged with raping a five-year-old girl whose mother had asked him to bring her home to a Beersheba absorption center from kindergarten on March 4. The man allegedly first brought the girl to his room in the center and raped her. The prosecutor asked that he be held until the end of his trial.

In Tel Aviv District Court, three men were charged Friday with sexually molesting children. One man, 55, was charged with molesting a nine-year-old girl several times during January and February.

A Herzliya man, 60, was charged with sexually abusing a neighborhood boy, 11, after inviting him to try his exercise bicycle in the basement.

A second Herzliya man, 46, was alleged to have molested a 10-year-old neighborhood girl several times from 1989 through 1991 in his car, covering the windows with sun shields to hide from passers-by or parking in an underground garage. He also allegedly took the girl to a public park, waiting until other children left to abuse her.

The prosecutors told the Tel Aviv court that minors who are sexually molested suffer severe emotional damage and warned that such attacks had become commonplace, because the victims have no way of defending themselves.

Some of the information on The Awareness Center's web pages may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc.

We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.

For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml . If you wish to use copyrighted material from this update for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Five cases of child molestation were brought before judges in Beersheba and Tel Aviv on Friday, including one in which a teenage girl was raped by her uncle.

Beersheba judge ordered a 62-year-old man released on bond after police accused him of raping his niece, 16. Magistrates' Court Judge Yosef Eliaz also ordered the release on bond of the girl's brother, 25, who is suspected of severely beating her two years ago.

Eliaz said the men, members of a Beduin family, should remain in custody until Monday to allow police to consult with the state prosecutor on appealing the release.

The girl reported the incidents to a social worker who brought her on Tuesday to the Arad police. She said her uncle had raped her one night two years ago and had since beaten her for refusing to join him where he works as a watchman. She also said her brother would take her to his hut, cut her clothes off with a knife and beat her all over her body.

A police representative told Eliaz that the girl was afraid to report the incidents, because it could lead to her being killed by family members.

Her uncle denied the allegations, saying: "I ask her to bring things and do not hit her, because she is like a daughter." The brother said he had already been tried for beating her.

Eliaz set the bail for both at NIS 1,500 and bond for the uncle at NIS 30,000, for the brother at NIS 20,000. Police asked that the girl's relatives be held to allow investigators to conclude their probe.

In Beersheba District Court on Friday, a man, 21, was charged with raping a five-year-old girl whose mother had asked him to bring her home to a Beersheba absorption center from kindergarten on March 4. The man allegedly first brought the girl to his room in the center and raped her. The prosecutor asked that he be held until the end of his trial.

In Tel Aviv District Court, three men were charged Friday with sexually molesting children. One man, 55, was charged with molesting a nine-year-old girl several times during January and February.

A Herzliya man, 60, was charged with sexually abusing a neighborhood boy, 11, after inviting him to try his exercise bicycle in the basement.

A second Herzliya man, 46, was alleged to have molested a 10-year-old neighborhood girl several times from 1989 through 1991 in his car, covering the windows with sun shields to hide from passers-by or parking in an underground garage. He also allegedly took the girl to a public park, waiting until other children left to abuse her.

The prosecutors told the Tel Aviv court that minors who are sexually molested suffer severe emotional damage and warned that such attacks had become commonplace, because the victims have no way of defending themselves.

Some of the information on The Awareness Center's web pages may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc.

We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.

For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml . If you wish to use copyrighted material from this update for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

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Survivors ARE Heroes!

The Awareness Center believes ALL survivors of sex crimes should be given yellow ribbons to wear proudly.

Survivors of sexual violence (as adults and/or as a child) are just as deserving of a yellow ribbon as the men and women of our armed forces, who have been held captive as hostages or prisoners of war.

Survivors of sexual violence have been forced to learn how to survive, being held captive not by foreigners, but mostly by their own family members, teachers, camp counselors, coaches babysitters, rabbis, cantors or other trusted authority figures.

For these reasons ALL survivors of sexual violence should be seen as heroes!